§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the balance of
CRUDE BALANCES* OF TRADE WITH EEC AND REST OF WORLD BY COMMODITY GROUP £million Overseas Trade Statistics Basis Foodstuff EEC Manufactured goods Total Foodstuff Rest of World Manufactured goods Total 1971 … … … … -503 +320 -255 -1,184 +2,502 -383 1972 … … … … -498 +26 -580 -1,257 +2,138 -804 1973 … … … … -699 -275 -1,172 -1,499 +1,822 -2,175 1974 … … … … -1,221 -637 -2,197 -1,525 +2,409 -4,437 1975 … … … … -1,474 -545 -2,386 -1,572 +4,204 -1,848 * The crude trade balance is the difference between exports fob and imports cif.